happy weekend to all!

friends & i did something fun last night . . .

we went roller skating!

we wore knee socks and it was a hysterical time.

mr. dj-roller-rink seriously played nsync, the bee gees AND the macarena.

it is quite possible we may become regulars.

the man at the rink was mean and would not let us snap photos

so i have to use this cute one from the 70's.

sister leaves THIS MORNING . . . 

her connecting flight to tampa from philly was cancelled

and so her entire travel was rebooked for early this morning.

it was kinda great to get her back for another night.

brother's friends,

rick and andy from england who have been living on the floor in our family room for a week,

are leaving today too.

they've been really fun house guests .

life will be a little more ordinary without them:

1. poaching eggs at midnight

2. strutting around in their undies

3. acting like the 2 other younger brothers i never had

{i have suddenly realized how easy my actual brother has been to live with all these years . . . 

he even smells good!}

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okay, now for a story:

i'm helping mother out at the grocery store the other day.

we're in the bread aisle, trying to figure out which yummy, whole-grained, oat-y goodness we want to take home with us . . . 

and we ran into the property manager for the condo where i grew up

{who was always, btw, a rather cranky lady who clearly didn't eat enough cupcakes in her life to be cheerful}.

i kid you not, the first thing she says to me is,

"wow, look how big you are now."

um, excuse?????

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on another note, we also had the most glorious lightening storm last night.

streaks of electricity that filled the whole sky.

even some reds and purples.

it was thrilling, scary and made us laugh a lot as we drove to go skating.

things like that really demand my respect for God's creation,

 do you think?

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off to early-saturday breakfast with bestest and jewell & the beanstalk.

we're giving the message at pulse next week

{come!}

and need to nail out major details.

a few prayers please!

for those of you who haven't been on vacation all week like me,

HAPPY WEEKEND!